Things That I’ve Given Up On

Alas, there are so many hours in the day, and I’ve had to scale back some of my previous plans. Notably, I’ve officially given up on the following things:

Crocodile vs. Alligator (1999): My goodness, they’re similar. I don’t live in an area that contains either one. If, by chance, I’m visiting Florida, and find myself being chased by one, I will shout “Look out!”, and point.
Indian Elephant vs. African Elephant (1999): Same thing.
Cow vs. Bull (1999): I don’t need to know the sex of bovine animals. I will call them all “cows”, just as I call all canine animals “dogs”.
Century/Millennium (January 2000): The 21st century, and the 3rd millennium, starts on January 1st, 2001. By now, all of our minds are made up, and nobody’s opinion will change.

Keep in mind, I’ve given up on these issues. If you have a clever way to distinguish types of elephants, or a cunning argument about the start of the 21st century, keep it to yourself!

Things That I Haven’t Given Up On

There are some things that I still work on:

the names for various sorts of horses
porcupine vs. hedgehog
affect vs. effect
the difference between “Are you going?” and “Aren’t you going?”
its vs. it’s

Things That I’ve Given Up On

Crocodile vs. Alligator (1999)

Indian Elephant vs. African Elephant (1999)

Cow vs. Bull (1999)

Century/Millennium (January 2000)

Things That I Haven’t Given Up On